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Earlier today, X-Japan held a press conference at Madame Tussauds in Tokyo where they revealed plans for a new tour in South East Asia and Latin America. Although the tour will begin this September with five dates in Latin America, the dates and c...

Even as GG introduces UE, BB is heading in the opposite direction with TV in the form of a full TV anime adaptation, to the general relief of fans – most of whom seem prepared to overlook the generally abysmal fate of fighting game to anime adapta...

Just when you thought it was safe to ask someone to touch up your photo, China's Photoshop-proficient wags are back to corrupt people's innocent image processing wishes. In case, you missed Part 1 or even Part 2 of the series, the process involves...

Some interesting plans are being put together for the Japanese home video release of Attack on Titan. The first volume, shipping July 17th, will feature a 64 page protoype manga that author Hajime Isayama created at age 19.

Mizuki Nana and Tamura Yukari Gets Transformed into Nendoroid Mizuki Nana and Tamura Yukari are two great seiyuus and singers, and now they have been transformed into kawaii Nendoroid figures. The news have been updated on their respective officia...

The anime series Attack on Titan will be released on Blu-ray soon. If you're a fan of Hajime Isayama's series you might want to get volumes three and six at launch. Those two volumes include visual novels developed by Nitroplus as a launch bonus.

A new video package has been put together to promote the upcoming Girls und Panzer: Heartful Tank Disc - a video look back at last month's Heartful Tank Carnival event, the 2014 GnP movie, and the upcoming OVA.

Written by: William on May 20, 2013 at 10:17 am | In LIFESTYLE, PRODUCT INNOVATION | No Comments Japanese beer makers are in trouble. Retail sales for regular beer have been declining for years now as salarymen who like a can of fizzy lager in the...

We usually see anime characters drawn on either paper or PC. But lately, it seems that cups of coffee – cafe latte, in particular – are becoming the new medium for showcasing such fictional characters in Japan.

The day might have finally come for fans to have to accept that popular voice actress, Miyuki Sawashiro, could be getting married. Though but a rumour, she is reported to be marrying a stage actor by the name of Haratake who is five years older to...

1999 PlayStation title follows heroes battling sorceress from the future Square Enix launched Final Fantasy VII International for PC in Japan on Thursday and announced that an HD PC remaster of Final Fantasy VIII is also in the works.

On May 19th, it was announced that idol group Berryz Kobo will hold their first solo live concert at Nippon Budokan on November 29th. The announcement was made by the producer Tsunku♂ at Hello! Project's live event held at Hibiya Open-air Concert ...

The following broadcast contains material that is the opinion of the participants. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the other Selective Hearing staff or affiliates of the site. Episode 15 of the audio version of the Selectiv...

In anticipation of December's Lupin III vs Detective Conan anime movie, the site for the thief and crime solver have posted a pair of teasers. Conan version Lupin version Revealed last month in Conan home magazine Shounen Sunday the announce...

Closing out the news from the Arc System Works festival, the company has also posted the first trailer and details on a new adventure game for the Playstation Vita in X-BLAZE CODE: Embryo. The game will be tied to the BlazBlue universe according t...

In the Batman: Arkham Origins teaser trailer, it is revealed that Batman will be facing Deathstroke, otherwise known as Slade in some comic and television story lines. If you pre-order Arkham Origins, then you will be able to play as Deathstroke a...

Sony will be live-streaming their E3 2013 press conference, which takes place on June 10th at 6pm Pacific Time. You'll be able to watch the stream here. Sony haven't yet shared what specific plans they have for E3, other than that more news is...

GazettE, the / SUMMER SONIC / event It has been announced that the GazettE will be performing at "SUMMER SONIC2013", that will be held on 10th and 11th of August. Following the performance in 2011, it's the second time for the GazettE to be perfor...

DIR EN GREY It sounds worse than it actually is so please don't be too worried! Yes it is true - according to Dir En Grey's official website, their vocalist KYO has been hospitalized due to tonsillitis after their concert at may 16th!

HOME MADE Kazoku's new single "Kimi ga Ita Kara" is set for release on July 31st. Today, May 19th (JST), is the day they made a major debut 9 years ago. Their new single will be the first single of their 10th anniversary year.

Nippon Ichi Software's headquarters is in Gifu, a prefecture in the middle of Japan. Showing hometown pride, the Disgaea publisher announced they are the official sponsor of the soccer team F. C. Gifu.

The September issue of Dragon Magazine, on sale July 20, will formerly announce that Scrapped Princess author Sakaki Ichirou's Hitsugime no Chaika (Coffin Princess Chaika) light novel series is set to be adapted into anime.

20/05/2013: 009 Re: Cyborg to stream in the UK from June 7th Available to view for £2. 99 per stream While we're waiting (and will very soon have) a full list of cinemas screening Kenji Kamiyama's film 009 Re: Cyborg across the UK from June 7th, i...

Shocker Launches Recruitment Drive Toei wants YOU to join the great Shocker organization. A special live recruitment event has been announced to take place on May the 26th, and all it'll cost you is 1000 yen admission fee!

As Namie Amuro graced the cover of the magazine mina, she revealed that her upcoming summer album will be titled FEEL. While no exact date has been set, FEEL will be Namie Amuro's eleventh album. One of the twelve songs on the album is 'Contrail'...

I often get asked questions about what living in Japan is like. Of course, there are the serious questions, but those are no fun, so let's talk about the silly ones! 1. Do people eat sushi/hibachi/[insert stereotypically Japanese food] all the time?

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